Main entry: preference
Definition: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
Main entry: druthers, preference
Definition: the right or chance to choose
Usage: given my druthers, I'd eat cake
Main entry: predilection, preference, orientation
Definition: a predisposition in favor of something
Usage: a predilection for expensive cars; his sexual preferences; showed a Marxist orientation
Main entry: predilection, preference, taste, penchant
Definition: a strong liking
Usage: my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney